Tela Newsletter Autumn 2020 Lockdown Edition
Tela Newsletter
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Previous Editions
Autumn 2017
National Gallery fo the Faroe Islands; How JMW Turner got me a free trip to Ravenna; Behind the Drawing; Music of Courtley India.
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December 2016: An Eye to the Future
Paul Flintoff is taking early retirement.
Click here to view the December 2016 Newsletter
Autumn 2016
David Shipway, Blackburn Cotton Exchange, Tigrane the Great of Armenia, Botticelli, Gerrit Dou and more!
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Conservation or Restoration?
There are many examples of items we have sent to be restored or conserved with the help of the Friends and they have come back in much better condition. But what’s the difference? Read about the issues in the November newsletter.
Is it Napoleon?
The main article concerns the identification and condition of a painting found in the stores. What should be done with it? There is also a look at a cuneiform tablet in the Hart Gallery which tells a fascinating story of bull sacrifices.
The Mirror of the World
This is an investigation into one of the major holdings in the Hart collection, The Mirror of the World, an early printed book.